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“Metastatic cancer” is an illness that no one would wish to experience, nor would they want their loved ones to go through it. Patients may feel hopeless and assume there is no cure for the disease.

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in patients around the world. There are roughly 130,000 new cancer patients in Thailand. In 2021, there were 84,000 deaths due to cancer.

Health is Wealth‘, it is truly said for the human beings, we all know that cancer is the leading cause of mortality worldwide and becoming a significant health problem in Thailand as well, while the number of new cases continues to increase rapidly.

A brain tumor is a collection of abnormal cells in the brain. Any abnormal growth inside the skull can cause pressure to the brain and cause brain damage; it can be cancerous and life-threatening.

Cancer is the second major cause of death in both children and adolescents. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood cancer. The 5-years overall survival rate has tremendously improved over the past 50 years and is up to 90% depending on age, CNS involvement, types of cancer genetics and responsiveness to treatment.

Cervical cancer is one of the major mortality causes of death and the second-most common cancer in Thai women, and a major public health issue in Thailand.

Ovarian cancer is the second most common cancer of the female reproductive system. Furthermore, it is the first cause of death because it is usually found when it has reached the advanced stage and the treatment is no longer effective.

Vejthani Hospital in Bangkok uses chemotherapy as one of the weapons in its arsenal to battle cancer. This vital weapon is just one facet of an increasingly successful campaign in the war against cancer.

Breast cancer is the most common women cancer. The more women gets older, the more they are at risk of having breast cancer as well. Thus, every woman should undergo breast cancer screening test with a mammogram annually.